Rides

“You can’t take yourself too seriously riding a meep meep,” says Jeremy Hart, owner of a 2009 Honda Metropolitan scooter and associate broker at Nest Realty. He drives his scooter regularly, which says something about both his lighthearted nature and his practicality. Scooters are “perfect for Blacksburg,” he contends. When you’re just driving across town

As much as our culture is notable for its use of wireless and advanced technologies, we’re still a society shaped by old-fashioned principles. Take, for example, what would happen were you in need of emergency help for...

By Karl H. Kazaks If you knew Bryan Katz bought his first RV – a pull-behind travel trailer – to take to Virginia Tech home football games in his post-graduate years, you might credit Hokie Pride for...

Story and Photos by Karl H. Kazaks Sometimes, less is more. Take, for example, Gary Duncan’s 1959 Chevrolet Impala sport coupe. You might not think this is a good example for proving less is more, as...

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Mark Hollandsworth has a new patrol vehicle, and it’s not yet another Crown Victoria. For most of his 13-year law enforcement career, Hollandsworth’s ride has been one or another of the Crown Victoria-based...

Ed Stevens passed down a number of things to his son, Harry. He gave him the nickname Butch, which has stuck to this day. He gave his boy a passion for motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidson flatheads. Most importantly,...

For the last two-plus years, Kevin Cupp has been turning heads in the New River Valley in his 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. “People turn and stare,” he says. “At the grocery store, folks will come up and talk...